Box for receiving memory card device

Abstract

A box includes a compartment for receiving a memory card device having a positioning groove. A retaining member is pivotally mounted in the box and includes a first end exposed outside the box for operation. The retaining member further includes a second end engaging with the positioning groove of the memory card device to retain the memory card device in the compartment. The first end of the retaining member is operable to disengage the second end of the retaining member from the positioning groove of the memory card device.

1 . A box for receiving a memory card device, the box comprising a compartment for receiving a memory card device having a positioning groove, a retaining member being pivotally mounted in the box and including a first end exposed outside the box for operation, the retaining member further including a second end engaging with the positioning groove of the memory card device to retain the memory card device in the compartment, the first end of the retaining member being operable to disengage the second end of the retaining member from the positioning groove of the memory card device. 
   
   
       2 . The box for receiving a memory card device as claimed in  claim 1  wherein a mounting space is defined between a perimeter wall defining the compartment and a side of the box, the retaining member being pivotally mounted in the mounting space. 
   
   
       3 . The box for receiving a memory card device as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the side of the box includes an opening through which the first end of the retaining member extends outside the box. 
   
   
       4 . The box for receiving a memory card device as claimed in  claim 3  wherein the second end of the retaining member includes a hook for engaging with the positioning groove of the memory card device. 
   
   
       5 . The box for receiving a memory card device as claimed in  claim 4  wherein the perimeter wall defining the compartment includes a slot through which the hook of the retaining member extends into the positioning groove of the memory card device. 
   
   
       6 . The box for receiving a memory card device as claimed in  claim 5  wherein the hook is disengaged from the positioning groove of the memory card device when the first end of the retaining member is pressed. 
   
   
       7 . The box for receiving a memory card device as claimed in  claim 6  wherein the retaining member includes a pivot hole, the box including a pivot extending through the pivot hole. 
   
   
       8 . The box for receiving a memory card device as claimed in  claim 1  further including means for biasing the first end of the retaining member into the positioning groove of the memory card device. 
   
   
       9 . The box for receiving a memory card device as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said means for biasing includes a resilient member. 
   
   
       10 . The box for receiving a memory card device as claimed in  claim 9  wherein the resilient member includes a first end integral with the retaining member and a movable second end pressing against the box. 
   
   
       11 . The box for receiving a memory card device as claimed in  claim 10  wherein the first end of the resilient member extends from the second end of the retaining member, and wherein the second end of the resilient member movably presses against an extension extending from a perimeter wall of the box. 
   
   
       12 . The box for receiving a memory card device as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the box includes a body and a lid coupled to the body. 
   
   
       13 . The box for receiving a memory card device as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the memory card device is a memory card including a positioning groove in a side thereof. 
   
   
       14 . The box for receiving a memory card device as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the memory card device is an adapter including a positioning groove in a side thereof. 
   
   
       15 . The box for receiving a memory card device as claimed in  claim 14  wherein the memory card device further includes a memory card removably received in the adapter.